Eupithecia agnesata

Eupithecia agnesata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. agnesata
Binomial name
Eupithecia agnesata
Taylor, 1908[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia barnesi Cassino, 1922

Eupithecia agnesata is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found from California through Wyoming, Oregon and Washington to British Columbia.[3]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewing ground colour is grey mixed with dark scales and black transverse lines with brown shading in the discal area.[4] Adults are on wing from April to September.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Taxapad
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Rindge, F.H., 1963: Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). American Museum novitates 2147: 1-23. Full article: .
  4. ↑ Taylor, G.W. 1908. Notes on the Lepidoptera of Kaslo, B.C with descriptions of seven new species. The Canadian Entomologist, vol. 40, no. 1.
  5. ↑ Bug Guide
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